Obituaries
August 20, 2025Winifred “Freddie” Haggard, 92, of De Smet, South Dakota, passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in De Smet. A private service will be held at a later date. Winifred “Freddie” Jeanette (Steffen) Haggard was born on Dec. 7, 1932, to parents Jessie and Dr. Leon Haggard. In 1950 she graduated from Luverne High School in Luverne, Minnesota. She was married to Douglas…
August 20, 2025Bruce Earl Wilson, age 82, of Luverne, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage surrounded by his family. He was born July 8, 1943, in Adrian, to LeRoy and Leona (Dalberg) Wilson. He graduated from Magnolia High School. He served his country in the National Guard for many years. Bruce married Jana Ledgerwood on Aug. 2, 1964, in Inwood, Iowa. The couple lived in…
August 20, 2025Kim Alan Faber, 63, of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, passed away Aug. 11, 2025. Celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at the Valley Springs Reformed Church, Valley Springs, South Dakota. Burial will follow at the Pleasant View Cemetery, Valley Springs, South Dakota. Kim Alan Faber was born June 21, 1962, to Wilbert “Willie” and Eleanor “Brownie” Faber of Beaver Creek…- August 20, 2025Betty Vos, age 93, of Hardwick, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home at the Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Luverne. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.…
- August 20, 2025Oliver K. Olson, age 98, of Northfield, formerly of Adrian, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, at the Redeemer Residence in Minneapolis. A private family service will take place at a later date with Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Adrian.
August 06, 2025Richard Jay Mann, 72, Brandon, South Dakota, passed away July 24. He was born April 22, 1953, to Verlyn and Betty (Soutar) Mann in Lawton, Oklahoma, where Verlyn was stationed at the Fort Sill Army base. Richard grew up in Luverne and graduated in 1971 from Luverne High School. He studied carpentry at Alexandria Technical College from 1971 to 1972 and returned home to help on the family farm…
July 30, 2025Our dear friend Ronald Olivier Vander Schaaf passed away at the age of 96 on July 20, 2025. Born in Hull, Iowa on December 31, 1928, to Ralph and Nellie (Olivier) Vander Schaaf, Ron was the youngest of three children. Preceding him in death were his parents, Ralph and Nellie, and his sisters Carolyn L. Crawford and Delores C. Melton. Graduating from high school in 1946, Ron began his teaching…
July 30, 2025Bryan Dale Fodness, age 67, of Hardwick, Minnesota, died Friday, July 18, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the result of a motorcycle accident near Jasper, Minnesota, on July 11, 2025. Bryan was born February 23, 1958, to Charles and Lucille (Van Leirsburg) Fodness in Luverne, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm east of Hardwick. He attended Hardwick Grade…- July 30, 2025Lori Enger, age 65, of Jasper, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was Sunday, July 27, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home Pipestone Chapel in Pipestone, Minnesota. Funeral service was Monday, July 28, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home Pipestone Chapel. Interment followed at the…
July 23, 2025Bryan Fodness, age 67, of Hardwick, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident that took place on Friday, July 11, 2025. Visitation will be Friday, July 25, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne, Minnesota, with a…
July 23, 2025Wayne Willie Michelsen was born on February 23, 1933, to Willie and Alma (Matthiesen) Michelsen in Luverne, Minnesota. Wayne grew up on the family farm near Magnolia, Minnesota. He attended school in Magnolia, graduating in 1951. Throughout his time in school he enjoyed playing football and basketball with his teammates. Following high school, Wayne entered into the United States Army in 1955…
July 16, 2025Shirley Marcene Reisdorfer, of Magnolia, died Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born January 30, 1936, on a farm near George, Iowa, to Jerry and Martha (Runge) Harr. Her mother later married Ted Voss. She attended public school in George, Iowa, and Rushmore before graduating from Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Wilmont. Shirley married…
July 16, 2025Bernadine was born on July 26, 1927, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Minneapolis, to William and Theresa (Kauth) Busch. She grew up in Golden Valley, Minnesota, the eldest of five children and attended grade school at Sacred Heart School in Robinsdale and graduated from St. Margaret’s Academy in Minneapolis. She pursued a major in home economics at the University of Minnesota. In 1949 she accepted the…- July 16, 2025A Celebration of Life service to honor the life and legacy of Melvin “Mel” Melzer, age 97, of Windom, formerly of Luverne, will be held at the LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Windom on Wednesday, July 23, at 11 a.m., with a time of visitation and gathering from 10-11 a.m. Mel Melzer passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025, at Windom Area Health in Windom. Arrangements are under the…
- July 16, 2025Chad A. Blomgren, age 56, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial was 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2025, at Risen Savior Catholic Church in Brandon, South Dakota. Visitation was from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2025, with a Liturgical Wake Service beginning at 4 p.m. at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site…
- July 16, 2025Wayne Michelsen, age 92, of Magnolia, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Sanford USD Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation will be an hour prior. Interment with military honors will follow at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements…
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